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Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland, KG KT |
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Non-Chess Life
Thomas Dundas was the son and heir of Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Baron Dundas. On 20/06/1812 he was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge, as the Honorable Thomas Dundas, matriculating Michaelmas 1812, and getting an MA in 1815.
He entered politics, becoming MP for Richmond, North Yorkshire, a seat earlier held both by his father and grandfather, from 1818 to 1830.
On 06/09/1823 he married Sophia, daughter of Sir William Hedworth Williamson, Bart.
From 1830 to 1832 he was MP for York.
In 1831, his father became Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland. In 1838, the new monarch, Queen Victoria, made his father the Earl of Zetland in recognition of services to the Queen’s parents, the Duke & Duchess of Kent. Zetland is an archaic rendering of Shetland.
He was once more MP for Richmond from 1835 to 1838.
In 1838 Thomas Dundas became Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire, holding that position to his death.
When, on 19 February 1839, Lawrence Dundas died, our man became 2nd Earl of Zetland.
He was involved in freemasonry, and in 1844 became Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England, staying in that post to 1870.
He was a senior member of the Jockey Club and in 1850 had success with his horse Voltigeur.
In 1861 he was made a Knight of the Thistle, and in 1872 he was made a Knight o the Garter.
Death
Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland, KG KT, died on 06/05/1873 at the family home, Aske Hall, Yorkshire. Aske Hall is a Georgian country house, with parkland attributed to Capability Brown, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Richmond, North Yorkshire.
Chess
Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland, KT (not yet KG) was persuaded to act as President of Skipworth’s chess meeting at Redcar, in 1866.
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Created 18/01/2013 |
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